Automation Articles for Manufacturers and Engineers

NORD's NORDAC LINK and NORDAC FLEX electronic control products feature AS-Interface technology for easy integration into existing systems. NORDAC LINK variable frequency drives provide a convenient drive solution for decentralized installations as the flexible configuration enables precise adjustment of the devices to a wide range of applications.

Whether on the yard of a logistics center, along the perimeter of an airport, or in an industrial park, these areas do not follow standard traffic rules. At the same time, they are highly sensitive: vehicles often move near to pedestrians, forklifts, or machinery. A moment of inattention, combined with excessive speed, can have serious consequences, from personal injury to production downtime and high costs. For safety reasons, vehicle movements on industrial and traffic sites are increasingly monitored automatically.

At Automate Booth #1801, Stäubli Robotics will present the company's latest advances in mobile robotics. The main attraction is the FL1500 autonomous counterbalance forklift, which will be demonstrated live in a fully automated application for the first time, highlighting Stäubli's capabilities in autonomous intralogistics solutions. The company will also showcase its other automation solutions, including the PF3 compact mobile platform.

At its recent user conference, Robotiq introduced IQ, an AI-enabled platform designed to make robotic workcell integration faster, more predictable, and easier to scale. Enabling a shift from a manual, expert-dependent approach to automatic integration, IQ captures unstructured automation project data, coordinates engineering workflows, and helps partners generate validated workcell designs based on real customer inputs and historical deployment data from thousands of previous factory installations.